How To Install mujs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mujs on Ubuntu 22.04. mujs is Lightweight JavaScript interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mujs on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mujs

mujs is:

MuJS is a lightweight JavaScript interpreter designed for embedding in other software to extend them with scripting capabilities.

MuJS was designed with a focus on small size, correctness, and simplicity. This package contains the command line interpreter.

There are three methods to install mujs on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mujs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mujs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mujs

Install mujs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mujs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mujs

Install mujs Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mujs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mujs

How To Uninstall mujs on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mujs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mujs

Uninstall mujs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mujs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mujs

Remove mujs Configurations and Data

To remove mujs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mujs

Remove mujs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mujs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mujs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mujs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.